Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist - Community

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Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist to work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team across Southwark and Lambeth. The role involves providing high-quality physiotherapy services to children aged 0-19, supported by experienced colleagues. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in paediatrics and a commitment to delivering exceptional care in community settings, while enjoying extensive opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children aged 0-19 with developmental difficulties.
• Experience in managing caseloads independently in community settings.
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver physiotherapy interventions to children aged 0-19.
• Work autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Develop specialist knowledge in paediatric physiotherapy.

Skills

Knowledge of paediatric neuro-developmental conditions

Ability to formulate care programmes

Organisational skills

Presentation skills

Education

State registered physiotherapist

Member of CSP

Member of APCP

Job description

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cross-Site Town Southwark and Lambeth Salary £44,806 - £53,134 p.a. inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 13/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 24/07/2025

Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist - Community

Band 6

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview

Do you want to further your career in paediatrics? We have a band 6 vacancy in our large, well-established, supportive team of friendly and highly experienced physiotherapists.

You will be working for the Evelina Community Physiotherapy Service, across Southwark and Lambeth , seeing children between the ages of 0-19 from diverse backgrounds.

The service offers therapy to children with a wide range of conditions, in a range of settings, such as our child development centres, children's homes, schools (special and mainstream), nurseries and community/leisure centres. In addition, we offer therapy groups, orthotics clinics and joint paediatrician and neonatal follow up clinics

You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, including occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and experienced paediatricians.

The role will include at lease one, 6 month rotation into one of the Evelina acute teams, with whom we have close links.

We have a well-developed staff appraisal process and clinical supervision to support staff development. You will participate in regular professional governance sessions and be actively involved in service development projects. There will be lots of opportunities to develop your clinical skills and areas of clinical interests, supported by band 7 and 8 physiotherapists, who lead on a range of clinical lead areas.

Main duties of the job

You will work autonomously, supported by band 7 and 8 physiotherapists, to deliver physiotherapy intervention to babies, children and young people age 0-19.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in a range of community settings, including clinics, children's homes, schools, nurseries and community centres.

You will be actively encouraged to be involved in service development projects and other quality improvement initiatives to improve servicer user and staff experiences.

Further information on the role and its requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification documentation

Working for our organisation

Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is guided by the Trust values -putting patients first, taking pride in what we do, respecting others, striving to be the best and acting with integrity.

Dedication to the communities we serve is at the heart of everything we do, providing high quality and personal care.

The Paediatric Community physiotherapy service is part of the Evelina London Children’s Directorate within GSTT and sits within the Evelina London Children’s community services .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to a caseload of children aged 0-19 years of age, within the community setting. This caseload consists of children with a wide range of developmental difficulties and/or disabilities, and/or complex or multiple pathologies. Children will be seen in a variety of clinical settings including schools, children’s own home and clinics.
• To provide an advanced standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment, management and advice to paediatric patients aged 0-19, their families and carers within the community setting. The caseload consists of children with a wide range of development difficulties and/or disabilities, many of whom may have very complex or multiple pathologies.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner, unsupervised, and at times in conjunction with less senior team colleagues across a variety of locations within the community including patients’ homes, schools and clinics to meet the needs of the individual child.
• To develop specialist knowledge and experience in paediatric skills so as to become a specialist practitioner.

Person specification

Experience

• Broad range of post registration experience as a band 5 physiotherapist in a rotational post
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working and multi agency working
• Proven significant experience of paediatrics gained within post graduate job roles- must include neurology/developmental paediatrics
• NHS community experience including EHCP and use of equipment
• Experience of orthotics, experience of outcome measures in paediatrics
• Experience of managing other physiotherapists/ support staff
• Experience of research/ service development or project work

Skills

• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of paediatric neuro- developmental and neurological conditions
• Able to formulate care programmes in different settings
• Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
• Working knowledge and ability to use information technology ( IT) including an electronic notes system
• Able to organise and manage own caseload
• Identify SMART goals linked to impairment and participation in the community
• Able to drive a car in the community setting

Knowledge/Qualifications

• State registered physiotherapist (Health Care Professional Council)
• Member of CSP
• Member of APCP

Guy’s and St Thomas’celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personalcircumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Harriet Fraser Job title Highly Specialist Physiotherapist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07849311099 Additional information

For further information please contact Isabel Rennolds, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist ([e-mail] 07714393626) or Telephone: [phone]